546-0494/03 – Methods of Ecosystem Studies (MSE)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Students are familiar with basic approaches in the study of ecosystems. They know the main aspects of scientific work in the field and can work with the obtained field data. They are generally able to anticipate possible conflicts of interest between nature conservation and the investor and propose appropriate measures.
Teaching methods
Seminars
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Terrain work
Summary
Common information about methods and procedures for complex study of ecosystems and the landscape. Methods of ecological importance of ecosystems are aimed for biotopes and organisms of open air.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Knowledge are checked during the semester by a semester project and presentations in MS PowerPoint.
E-learning
Other requirements
Study of recommended literature. Processing of projects assigned to exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the study of ecosystems.
2. Design of biological and ecological research I.
3. Design of biological and ecological research II.
4. Biological indicators and biomonitoring.
5. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of lower plants.
6. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of higher plants.
7. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of terrestrial invertebrate animals.
8. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of freshwater invertebrate animals.
9. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of terrestrial vertebrates.
10. Selected aspects of the study of populations and communities of freshwater vertebrates.
11. Recording and processing of biological and ecological data.
12. Evaluation and interpretation of biological and ecological data.
13. Software tools for processing biological, ecological and environmental data I.
14. Software tools for the processing of biological, ecological and environmental data II.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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